recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
- noun
- /ˌriːˈkɒmbɪnənt ˌdiːoʊksɪˈraɪboʊˌnjuːkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
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ácido desoxirribonucleico recombinante
- Many medical therapies today rely on recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid technology to produce important proteins.
Examples
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Researchers inserted a gene from jellyfish into recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid to make the bacteria glow.
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Scientists use recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid to create genetically modified organisms.
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The creation of recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid marked a breakthrough in genetic engineering.
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The laboratory specializes in recombinant deoxyribonucleic acids for medical research.
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Many medical therapies today rely on recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid technology to produce important proteins.
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Scientists use recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid to create genetically modified organisms.
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Researchers inserted a gene from jellyfish into recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid to make the bacteria glow.
Synonyms
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A piece of DNA made by joining genes from different living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
recombinant + deoxyribonucleic + acid
The phrase is compositionally built: 'recombinant' (created by combining genes) + 'deoxyribonucleic acid' (the formal name for DNA, a chemical substance), so the literal parts point to DNA that has been combined or engineered. However 'deoxyribonucleic' is a technical, multi-morphemic scientific term unlikely to be known or productively parsed by an average B1 learner, so understanding the precise meaning requires domain knowledge despite some cross-linguistic cognates.
Etymology
Recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid shows a simple image: recombinant means parts are joined again and deoxyribonucleic acid is the long name for DNA, so imagine putting pieces of DNA from different organisms together like puzzle pieces. That's why it means 'DNA made by combining pieces from different organisms'.